thumb war

English

Noun

thumb war (countable and uncountable, plural thumb wars)

1. (games) A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to press and subdue the other's thumb.

Synonyms

• pea-knuckle
• pea-knuckle war
• thumb-a-war
• thumb wrestle

Translations

children's game

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拇指大戰／拇指大战 (mǔzhǐ dàzhàn), 拇指大战 (mǔzhǐ dàzhàn)

• Estonian: pöidlasõda
• Finnish: peukalopaini
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• French: bataille de pouces f
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